How to Say ‘No onion, please.’ in Traditional Chinese
不要洋蔥，謝謝。
bù yào yáng cōng xiè xiè
[boo yaow yahng tsong shyeah shyeah]
Phrase Breakdown
不要
bù yào
don’t want; no
Used to request no ingredient.
不要洋蔥。
No onions.
Words in this phrase
不
bù
[boo]
not
Used in negatives and requests to refuse something.
我不吃洋蔥。
I don't eat onions.
要
yào
[yaow]
want
Used to indicate preference or request.
這份不要洋蔥。
This order should have no onion.
洋蔥
yáng cōng
[yahng tsong]
onion
A common ingredient that many learners need to ask to remove.
沙拉裡面有洋蔥。
There is onion in the salad.
謝謝
xiè xiè
[shyeah shyeah]
thanks; thank you
Adds politeness after a special food request.
我請店員不要洋蔥，並說謝謝。
I asked the staff for no onion and said thank you.
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